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Puerto Rican Coconut Milk Flan | Gluten Free Holiday Dessert

You will love the perfectly sweetened and the smooth and silky texture of this Puerto Rican coconut custard. It is definitely a crowd pleaser!
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Picture of Puerto Rican flan de coco or coconut flan
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:55 minutes
Cooling time:5 hours
Total Time:6 hours 5 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 bread loaf pan
  • 1 larger baking pan
  • 1 oven
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 whisk or fork
  • 1 metal pot

Ingredients

  • 1 Can Goya Coconut milk
  • 1 can Condensed Milk
  • 5 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Sugar

Instructions

  • Start by preheating your oven at 350 Degrees

Mixing the Custard

  • In a large bowl beat all 5 eggs.
  • Add condensed milk and mix well.
  • Shake the can of coconut milk to make sure that it the fat and milk are well mixed. Then open it and add it to the mixture and mix well again

Making the Caramel

  • Place sugar in a pot on low medium/low heat.
  • Mix sugar until it melts and becomes a caramel color. (keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn)
  • Add the caramel quickly into the mold that you will be baking your flan in. The caramel is very hot! Be careful not to get burned. Use oven mitts.
  • Once the caramel hardens, add the flan mix into your mold.

Baking

  • This next step is called "un band de Maria"
  • Add 1 to 2 cups of water into your larger baking dish (enough to cover half way up)
  • Place baking dish in the oven.
  • Using oven mitts, place the mold with your flan into the one with the water.
  • Bake for 55 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Carefully remove the flan from the oven and let it cool for approximately 30 minutes.
  • Place flan in the fridge to chill for at least 5 hours.

Serving

  • Once the flan is chilled, run a knife around all the sides of the flan.
  • Take a plate, place it on top of the flan and flip. Let the caramel pour over the top of the flan.
  • The flan should flip on to the plate.
  • Enjoy your delicious flan!

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Notes

Tip: If your flan is not flipping on to the plate, place the bottom of the mold in hot water for a few minutes. This will loosen the caramel that might be hardened on the bottom.
Tip: Do not over bake your flan! It's a custard, it will become slightly firmer in the fridge.
Servings: 8
Author: Yessi
Cost: $5